Adam Michaels
Registered User
Can guys signed to NHL contracts be assigned to the ECHL, or could only players signed to a AHL contract?
A guy like Kidney would probably benefit from playing more minutes in the ECHL as opposed to playing in the bottom six and getting scratched.
A player on an AHL contract can be moved up or down between AHL and ECHL.
If you're on an ELC, they can be assigned to ECHL without problem.
But if a player is on an NHL contract but not an ELC, the player has to agree to go to ECHL. Team can't send them without agreement.
So guys like Condotta, Gignac, ABB who are on NHL deals but not ELCs would need to agree to be sent to ECHL.